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Eco Factor: Concept zero-emission vehicle made from recyclable materials.

Industrial designer James Yarger has come up with a zero-emission transportation concept dubbed the Yarga YoYo that is primarily a single seat inner city transportation…

Eco Factor: Low-emission motorcycle runs on a hybrid engine.

Indian manufacturer Eko Vehicles has announced the development of the ET-120, which is being claimed to be the world’s first production hybrid motorcycle. The ET-120 has been developed.

Eco Factor: Prefabricated living module for sustainable living.

IRO Prefab is the work of industrial designer Mira Yung, which has been designed considering the need for low impact sustainable homes. The IRO can be fabricated locally or can be..

Eco Factor: Fuel-saving aircraft uses helium for lift.

The Dynalifter aircraft is a fuel-saving combination of an aircraft and a heavier-than-air airship that requires almost no ground infrastructure. The airship gets aloft with up to 80% lift…

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture designed to minimize energy requirements.

David Chipperfield Architects has received the green light for a $130.5 million expansion of the St. Louis Art Museum. The new modernist wing will be able to provide…

Eco Factor: Electric vehicle charging station powered by renewable energy.

Toyota Industries Corp. has developed a new charging station for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles that is powered by solar energy. The municipal government of Toyota…

Eco Factor: Eye implants powered by onboard solar cells.

Researchers at Stanford University have developed photovoltaic chip implants for people suffering from degradation in their photoreceptor cells. The implants feature miniature solar cells…

Eco Factor: Solar panel array to generate 2MW of renewable electric power.

Florida Gulf Coast University has launched the US’s largest university-sited solar panel array that is capable of generating up to 2MW of green electric power. The…

Eco Factor: Pedal-powered trike made from sustainable materials.

Monash University student Alexander Vittouris has come up with a zero-emission personal mobility vehicle that gets powered by human energy and is constructed from sustainable…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission scooter powered by lithium cobalt batteries.

French auto manufacturer has announced plans to launch its first all-electric two wheeler by 2011. Dubbed the E-Vivacity, the scooter is powered by lithium cobalt batteries…